This cardiac screening is generally not included in the routine physical required before participating in school sports.

The program is designed for students ages 13 – 18 and in high school.

Why this age? A Beaumont spokesman said, “We recognize that there is a desire by some parents for testing to begin at an earlier age. Although early screening might pick up some conduction and rhythm problems, some structural abnormalities, especially abnormal heart muscle thickening (hypertrophic cardiomyopothy), the most common cause of sudden death in the U.S.), do not become apparent until later in adolescence and would be missed if screening is performed in younger children.”

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